Table 1. Demographic Data And Clinical Characteristics Of All Patients.
| Group | |||||
| Variable | Normotensive controls (n = 29) | Chronic hypertension (n = 9) | Early-onset pre-eclampsia (n =10) | Late-onset pre-eclampsia (n = 9) | |
| Maternal age (years) | 28.48 ± 1.19 | 28.78 ± 1.86 | 29.88 ± 3.40 | 28.33 ± 2.05 | |
| Parity | 2 ± 0.23 | 2 ± 0.40 | 2 ± 0.53 | 1 ± 0.33 | |
| Gestational age (weeks) | 38.46 ± 0.26 (n = 28) | 38.44 ± 0.47 | 36.38 ± 1.72 | 37.67 ± 0.73 | |
| Blood pressure (mmHg) | |||||
| Systolic | 118.59 ± 1.79 | 139.67 ± 3.16 | 152.75 ± 6.39* | 161.78 ± 3.68*# | |
| Diastolic | 72.24 ± 1.57 | 91.33 ± 2.74 | 94.63 ± 5.79* | 102.22 ± 3.08* # | |
| HIV status (%) | |||||
| Positive | 44.83 | 44.44 | 25 | 66.66 | |
| Negative | 51.72 | 55.55 | 62.5 | 33.33 | |
| Unknown | 3.45 | 0 | 12.5 | 0 | |
| Mass of neonate (kg) | 3.24 ± 0.08 | 3.34 ± 0.17 | 2.83 ± 0.38 (n = 9) | 3.03 ± 0.16 | |
*Significant difference in comparison with normotensive control group (p < 0.05).
#Significant difference in comparison with chronic hypertensive group (p < 0.05).